James Price
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The leaflet in question is: http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068721/IanD said:That is precisely the problem, Spike. We are given advice by the health profs along with the info that diabetes is progressive, so that if we follow their advice, complications will follow. We are also told by HPs that getting advice from the www is dangerous, & that what may work for one is not suitable for all - only change your treatment if advised by the HPs who will only give you the party line advice anyway.Spike said:I only asked for a bit of advice! What's all the palaver about?
All I asked was whether the advice I'd been given was reasonable or not. If I've been encouraged to reduce the fat in my diet and eat more starchy carbs instead, a second opinion shouldn't be too much to ask for? It doesn't seem to work for me, but does it work for any of you? If it doesn't work, then I have to do something contrary to the medical advice in order to improve my health. I can appreciate we ultimately have to make our own decisions here, but how does the dieticians advice help me to do that? If I have to do it differently, will it have to be without the support or endorsement of my medics? To be left to my own devices is one thing, but to contradict the official line completely is something else entirely?
Spike
Does the standard dietary advice amount to medical negligence? Equivalent to prescribing a drug that aggravates the condition or causes side effects that are then attributed to the disease rather than the wrong treatment.
Should we bring a "class action" against NHS & DUK for the perverse diet they advise? My leaflet was hot off the press, & it will be given out to many who will follow the diet until the expected complications set in (like I did.) Some will continue to get worse, unless they find a website like this & change their diet.
My problems substantially cleared after 3 months of reduced carb. I had crippling leg pain a year ago.
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